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OhGizmo!: Light Lane Makes Every Lane A Bike Lane, May Get You Run Over

  • Abba Thiebaud · 10 months ago
    Dunno where you ride, but every public street in the state of Texas has a bike lane. It's the far right lane. Not the gutter. Not the sidewalk. But the far right lane. If it's one lane each way, the righthand lane is the bike lane. Pass, when safe and with safety, pass, just like cars.
  • amyach · 8 months ago
    I ride in Sacramento & San Jose (California) and only about 1/3 -1/2 of the streets have bike lanes. Usually as a biker you have to ride in the middle of the lane with pissed off cars behind you or on the sidewalk with pissed off pedestrians. It's a lose-lose for bikers.
  • Yves · 10 months ago
    Well, many cyclists have the nasty habits of going in 'stealth mode' at night (dark clothes, no lights, no reflectors...). I understand motorist frustration very well about that. This gadget gives a visual cue of road space allowed to cyclists: a good idea, but a lateral flag does that too!

    If that thing would be programmable, then it would be fun to have one at bike fests :)

    On the other hand, cars can be fitted with underside lighting gadget as well, so why not on bikes?
  • pedlar · 10 months ago
    very interesting idea for most cyclists who live in most of the world where municipalities are doing nothing for cyclists and it gives a great idea for all those car drivers as to their space on the roads.
    Congrats to those who thought of this simple friendly light system.
    I hope its not too expensive so we can all get one.I want one for sure